Thing or The Thing may refer to:

Philosophy

* An

object Object may refer to: General meanings * Object (philosophy), a thing, being, or concept ** Object (abstract), an object which does not exist at any particular time or place ** Physical object, an identifiable collection of matter * Goal, an ...

* Broadly, an

entity An entity is something that exists as itself, as a subject or as an object, actually or potentially, concretely or abstractly, physically or not. It need not be of material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually ...

* Thing-in-itself (or ''

noumenon In philosophy, a noumenon (, ; ; noumena) is a posited object or an event that exists independently of human sense and/or perception. The term ''noumenon'' is generally used in contrast with, or in relation to, the term ''phenomenon'', which ...

''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant *

Thing theory Thing theory is a branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture. It borrows from Heidegger's distinction between objects and things, which posits that an object becomes a thing when it can no longe ...

, a branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture

History

Thing (assembly) A thing, german: ding, ang, þing, enm, thing. (that is, "assembly" or folkmoot) was a governing assembly in early Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by a lawspeaker. Things took place at regular in ...

, also spelled as ''ting'' or ''þing'', a historical Germanic governing assembly *

The Thing (listening device) The Thing, also known as the Great Seal bug, was one of the first covert listening devices (or "bugs") to use passive techniques to transmit an audio signal. It was concealed inside a gift given by the Soviet Union to W. Averell Harriman, the Un ...

, a Soviet bug used during the Cold War for eavesdropping on the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union *

The Thing (art project) The Thing is an international net-community of artists and art-related projects that was started in 1991 by Wolfgang Staehle. The Thing was launched as a mailbox system accessible over the telephone network in New York feeding a Bulletin Board Sys ...

, a 1990s community-based in New York City

Film and television

* ''

The Thing from Another World ''The Thing from Another World'', sometimes referred to as just ''The Thing'', is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction-horror film, directed by Christian Nyby, produced by Edward Lasker for Howard Hawks' Winchester Pictures Corporati ...

'', often referred to as ''The Thing'', 1951 science fiction film based on the novella ''Who Goes There?'' * '' The Thing'' (1982 film), a remake of the 1951 film, directed by John Carpenter, more closely following the original novella ''Who Goes There?'' * '' The Thing'' (2011 film), a prequel to the 1982 film *

Thing (The Addams Family) Thing T. Thing, often referred to as just Thing, is a fictional character in ''The Addams Family'' series. The Addamses called it "Thing" because it was something that could not be identified. It is known as "Cosa" (Thing) in Spain, "Dedos" (F ...

, television series character that resembles a hand * "The Thing", a season 4 episode of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''

Comics

Thing (comics) Benjamin Jacob Grimm, also known as The Thing, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. The Thing was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, an ...

, a superhero in the Marvel Universe and member of the Fantastic Four * ''

The Thing! ''The Thing!'' is an American horror comic book published by Charlton Comics that ran 17 issues from 1952 to 1954. Its tagline was "Weird tales of suspense and horror!" After the 17th issue, it was cancelled and the series' numbering continued as ...

'', a 1950s comic book series from Charlton Comics

Music

The Thing (jazz band) The Thing are a Norwegian/Swedish jazz trio, consisting of Mats Gustafsson (saxophones), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (double bass), and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums). Name The Thing took their name from a track on Don Cherry's 1966 album '' Where Is Broo ...

, a Norwegian/Swedish jazz trio formed in 2000 * '' The Thing'' (Jazz Crusaders album), a 1965 album, or the title song * '' The Thing'' (The Thing album), a 2000 album

Songs

* "The Thing" (song), a 1950 song, recorded by Phil Harris and others * "The Thing", a B-side song on the single release of "

Velouria "Velouria" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. "Velouria" was released as a single in July 1990 and was the band's first UK Top 40 hit. It was included as the third tra ...

" by Pixies

Video games

* '' The Thing'' (video game), a 2002 gaming sequel to the 1982 film * Thing, term for entities in the

Doom engine id Tech 1, also known as the ''Doom'' engine, is the game engine that powers the id Software games ''Doom'' and '' Doom II: Hell on Earth''. It is also used in ''Heretic'', '' Hexen: Beyond Heretic'', '' Strife: Quest for the Sigil'', '' Hacx: T ...

Other uses

The Thing (roadside attraction) The Thing (aka The Thing Museum) is an Arizona roadside attraction extensively advertised by signs along Interstate 10 between El Paso, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona. The object, supposedly a mummified mother and child, is believed to have been made ...

, an attraction in the U.S. state of Arizona *

Volkswagen 181 The Volkswagen Type 181 is a two-wheel drive, four-door, convertible, manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 1968 until 1983. Originally developed for the West German Army, the Type 181 also entered the civilian market as the Kurierwagen ( ...

, an automobile, known as the "Thing" in the U.S. and sold there 1973–1974